File:Survey of Earthquake Fault Trace map - Masterton Earthquake (June 24 1942) (18749413649).jpg
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On June 24, 1942, a large earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale hit the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. The earthquake and subsequent aftershocks were felt from Auckland to Dunedin. The earthquake was centred near Masterton, and the heaviest damage was in the town’s business area. In many Wairarapa towns, including Eketāhuna, Martinborough, Gladstone, Carterton and Greytown, churches and commercial premises, especially brick buildings, were damaged. Most houses in the Wairarapa were timber framed – they survived the shaking well, but almost all lost their brick chimneys. Close to the epicentre, however, some houses shifted off their foundations. In Wellington, 80 kilometres from the earthquake epicentre, buildings swayed and people rushed into the streets. Walls in many older buildings cracked, windows shattered, and in the central city, bricks, concrete and masonry came crashing down onto footpaths. Only one person died – a man in Wellington was killed by coal gas escaping from a fractured pipe. Had the earthquake struck during shopping hours, many might have died; but it hit late on Saturday evening, when movie theatres had closed and few people were about. This image shown here is a map produced by the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited and indicates where the fault line may have ruptured near Masterton. The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Science Ltd [Also known as GNS Science] was a Crown Research Institute that aimed to be New Zealand's leading provider of Earth, geoscience and isotope research and consultancy services. Reference: ABLP W4464 95 GS538 archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=17917605 Caption information sourced from Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand - www.teara.govt.nz/en/historic-earthquakes/page-9 Eileen McSaveney. 'Historic earthquakes - The 1942 Wairarapa earthquakes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 13-Jul-12 For further information please email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
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| Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand |
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